JOTTINGS from WELLINGTON

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4675, 22 March 1894, Page 2

JOTTINGS from WELLINGTON

;(By ; Qurgfepon^nl|nt|?

ceUbratmn, a 'Mi. lists; \Bejkctiw ngwfdmgi tlmiio The-nhm of MMmnderer%PloM worth bwwing ; Bandyhealth morU<f Mr George.timpaiding, ■.•■■■. ■■■*; /;■;: /v : c: :

- St-Patriok's • Day ; ; was' dismally-s wet, and the holiday, which waa kept;;? by the[Banks? Government, Departments : was in' •'- consequence a rank. failure, malohes,/. bwimming '■ sports, : pionibs|>! and tennis jiartiea hnd all tfebe*' "although certainly swimming- sports might havo carriedout. bailors who Were eagerfoloßKejH early _, st&fb with.the game gave; H the idea in disgußt,»ndtlie weatb|?l must be pretty bad for a fobtbalier to I retire.; .1 have always wondered why I it is that Saint PatriokV Day shouldil be looked upon in this Oolony aWI public holiday when nobody, except 1 the jbanks, thinks: of regarding the I natal day of the patron Saitfi^En^J land, St/ Ge'orgp,; as anWlfcjißat tf% the common. Even St.. Mreti; of' - 1 Scotland,- has "more honoufdone to him; but poor St. George is entirely ignored except by a faithful few. This is certainly a rant injustice to Eng- : .lahdrV .'--'■--■-■ .-■.••■•; -- : . v

,-l ( anoy. being. • operated upon by a : lady.dentist 1.-And yet suoh a thing is-even now ..'more than possible.' :' Napier possossesalreadyaladydeDtist; . who'has a very-large and luorative pradtice and in Ddnedin a .lady has ' just passed the examination in dental.- - surgerywith'dr'edit. A lady dentist, ! I ! Y hear, will most probably deoide to".'■' Practice in Wellington.-, Imagine a refractory tooth, a regular'! sticker'" with quadrupjefangs, hanging tightly :'i tqone's lacerated jaw, while the lady ;. dentist vainly endeavours to," shift" : it t; 'Tis to be hoped that the rladiea who go in for dentistry will also go in :": fora thorough course of gynmastios' in order to get th9ir musoles up, a - strong arm is vary; neoeisary sorne^" times. I dom't .think, however, the general.publio will take very kindly to - lady-dentists. The soft touoli of pity- ' ing women is not quite suoh a siiit :■-.' qua non in dentistry as it is in other matters. J remember, .once being'." shaved by a woman, it was in «fair - Normandy," and, verv neatly \and- v deftly she did it too, but A should fj. ■ hesitate before I, allowed woman to operate on a aching tooth" 3 *" firmly embedded in my jaw. 1 should bavefar morecoDfidenoein the strong right arm of the male dentist, no matter how, attractive the lady might

It is currently reported in town that we are to have our ex-mayor the saintly A. W. Browni' back again. He has, it is said, written to a friend here string his intention of payingi' »visit to Welliugton at an early date' in order that he may explain certain'. matters which in the hurry of his"" departure to Japan be omitted to dear »Pv before quitting- these shored Well there are many people here who'-' will be exceedingly glad to see him, especially if ha has any of the current ;; coin of the realm in bis pooket?. No oneseemß to know exactly wh'at '■', Brown is in Japan, but the im» ', preaaion Beemß to prevail that be-is flourishing like the green bay tWJmen of his type always do, It wofl^liave: been muoh better for Brown, and in- j deed for everybody else, if he had; stuokto his grocer's shop. Thatyear" of mayoralty turned his' head and ambition entered into his soul. "By that sin fell the angels" ; and how could Brown hope to win by it. However noioubt if he comes baok and "squares up" honourably : all will no doubt be forgiven- and forgotten. : '■■,:: :>. v. ■_ ■■-,-. ■,. ;>

Very little interost appears to. bV taken in..the Easter Encampment at. Ponrua by the volunteers here..': The/ olunteers are so'starved by the Govnment that wkt little eDthnßiasitt

thore was remaining has "been''com*' pletely knooked out of them.; v Many of the men' have- openly declared their intention of not attending the En-■ oampnient, ana if:.the oharge of the various companion :•>'' not " enthuse,"* their men. ia'little, "Y there is every ohanoeof the Encamp, ment proving a failure. , The site' chosen for .the Enoampment is an ad-"." mirabh one, and as, Porirua is geue» y rally favoured "ith fine weather, even ' when it is blowing.'* hurricane and •■' • raiping •' cats anddoga" in Welling. ton, there is no reason to'grmflMe at the arrangements-on this score.

I don't think it'is genorally known what a perfeot climate fexista in the ; immediate vicinity of Wellington, on . the Manawa'tu line. From Plimmef- '■ ton up to Waikanae at ail' times of •'"' the year the climate is perfection, the- • best, I should think, in the colony, for it is never too hot or too cold, and ! I' the rude blnsteriDg Boreaß," whioh t has given Wellington each anu.nen.ri-, \ lible notoriety, is conspicuous by ita ' Vbaende. A great future is before suohV places as Porirua, Paikakariki, Pahau- ' jjittnui.and Para'paraumaas health re-' ■ ports, and country people in search of 'change of air and scenes would, lam ' sure, be delighted by a visit. 1 ' f E?en now, most of. these places ■ ire largely;visited' by people, from ftown who go out there with*. - ['their, children for a week or a /■■ fortnight at a toig <)r 6 ' •■. important consideration f J^Hjfcg : : - ■ persons is the feet of so mild inthe winter.' Therearenoiy.';' ; , several first-class hotels, but the ao< commodation is barely sufficient for v", present requirements, and in the height of. the summer they ate over-..' ; or'owded with visitors.. It is a great. > thing for Wellington, with its laok of : & really habitable suburbs, to have such ;" oharming spots so oloseithaod, and v it will not.be many years'before they become fashionable watering places, '-' where the jaded business maß mayran." outevery day and recuperate himselt & with the fresh breezes of the oceabi,v ~S

Mr George Tisbei, ex-M.H.R,, now on a viut to Anstraha, .wbithor he has gone partly on businesa and partly on pleasure Mr Fisher is now engaged m business in Wollmgton as a commission agent and land and > estate agent Recently he has been - | acting aB broker for one of the Life Insurance Companies, It w said ' about town that Mr Fisher is in nego- ' tiation with a well-known newspaper ? on tho other sido with a view'to taking up a position on its literary staff. If oannofc, however, vouch for the truth of this statement Anyhow, whatever- l <' nis future moveraonts may be, the ,* many friends and admirers of Mr "\ Fisher will wish him every suecessf < vi Our George has heaps of talenf, more } S, « so than most men} if he will only Bent t(0 exercise it in the tight groove/Jj§f| ; Parliament fs Jo meet* early^m^S

(By Telegraph.—Press Association). Welungtoh, Thursday. Tho Returns for the Wellington Licensing poll were not complete at ; one this morning, the. Clydo Quay booth still having an hour's work, kjjjjyuimber at present are':— \ P. 4895 T. ... 4258 :v' Vogol, P 4123 '•;--. Mills, P 4028 Young, P.... ... 4028 Harcourt, P. ... 8979 Hoaton, P.... ... 8895 . Willeston,P. ... 8882 ■oi-. Smith,T 8734 ■ : f; ;■ 01ere,T. 3704 ' !''■ 'Morison, T. ■ .... 8688 - C011in8,T.... ... 3618 M' Dodgshnn.T. . ... 8525 % '■'•■ l Powell, !T...; , ... 3462 'fiV;;:.White,T;., ... 8487., «:&"'Oughton,P. ... 8216 ; W- ; Hayes,l. ... ... 622 W' : X [Note.— P. publican; T. temperindependent.] . W } o The figures of the Local Option so fifct'u publicans licenses, to continue i/a 9 : W ; present 3405, foe reduction, Ml2l2,nolwenseß3lW, ...-;..■'